Modification of nouns We can modify a singular countable noun in very many ways For example, we can use the expression quite a/an or rather a/an before a singular countable noun She’s quite a nuisance OR She is rather a nuisance The party was quite a success OR The party was rather a success He is quite a fool OR He is rather a fool He is quite a genius OR He is rather a genius It was quite an experience OR It was rather an experience Note that this structure is not possible with uncountable or plural nouns Another way of modifying a singular countable noun is to use a quantifier with of Let us see how much of a singer you are He is very much of a family man I think she is a bit of a fool It was more of a party than a conference She is less of a singer than a poet A lot is not used in this structure Instead, we use expressions with similar meaning She is very much of a professional (NOT She is a lot of a professional.) This structure, too, is only used with singular countable nouns We can’t, for example, say I think they are a bit of fools Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)